Sri Lankan whistleblower, chartered accountant and public interest activist Nihal Sri Ameresekere sat down with GAP Executive Director Bea Edwards in Washington, DC to discuss international corruption and fraud. Ameresekere is the author of a series of Books on these subjects, and is known for exposing corruption, fraud and nepotism within the Sri Lankan government. He also serves as a key player in the implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption.

In his talk, Ameresekere is adamant that Auditors must be held to higher levels of accountability. They should be the watchdogs, not the lapdogs, of organizational resource managers. International development organizations –– especially multilateral development institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank – promote openness and transparency in their rhetoric, but are often complicit in these economic crimes.

64.Showcased the series of 13 Books at 7th Annual Conference & General Meeting of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) at Panama City, Panama – November 22 – 24, 2013

65.Presentation of series of 13 Books to Attorney General’s Office, Republic of Panama at 5th Session of Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Panama City, Panama – November 25-29, 2013

66.Showcased series of 13 Books at the International Conference on Governmental Financial Management 2013 Winter Conference – Washington, DC, US – December 9-11, 2013

67.Showcased series of 13 Books at the International Conference on Governmental Financial Management 28th Annual International Training Conference –Miami, Florida, US – May 18-23, 2014.

68. Showcased series of 13 Books at Seminar II of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), Beijing, China – July 15-17, 2014

70.Showcased series of 13 Books at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Jesus College, Cambridge, U.K. – September 6 – 13, 2015

71. Presentation of series of 13 Books to Bookstore, World Bank, US – October 2015

72. Presentation of series of 13 Books to Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University – October 2015

73. Showcased series of 13 Books at the 8th Annual Conference & General Meeting of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) at St. Petersburg, Russia – October 30 – November 1, 2015

74. Presentation of series of 13 Books to Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation – November 2015

75.Presentation of series of 13 Books to Attorney General’s Office, State of Qatar – December 2015

76.Showcased series of 13 Books at the 9th Annual Conference & General Meeting of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) at Tianjin, China – 10th – 13thMay, 2016